Africa

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  Climate Reports Op-Ed

  The Real Clash of Civilizations

  November 27, 2015 - 

  As world leaders gather in Paris for the UN climate talks, they must turn their focus away from xenophobia to solve the migration crises of a climate-changed world.  More

  By Roberto Lovato

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  Feature

  You Are All Terrorists: The “Sanitization” of a Nairobi Suburb

  July 29, 2015 - 

  Inside the profiling, imprisonment, and violence facing Kenya’s Somali community.  More

  By Ngwatilo Mawiyoo

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  Feature

  In South Sudan Nobody Talks About the Weather

  March 24, 2015 - 

  Amid failing UN peacekeeping efforts, South Sudan’s long and difficult rainy season is the only reprieve from ongoing civil war. This report by Joshua Craze, with photographs by Jérôme Tubiana, offers a rare glimpse into the everyday struggles facing the ravaged country.  More

  By Joshua Craze and Jérôme Tubiana

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  Op-Ed

  Mugabe’s Naughty 91st and Other Horror Stories from Harare

  February 20, 2015 - 

  On the eve of birthday celebrations for President Robert Mugabe, spoken word artist Comrade Fatso describes the Game of Thrones scenario unfolding in Zimbabwe, where various factions are vying to succeed the nation’s only post-independence leader against a backdrop of crippling poverty and unemployment.  More

  By Comrade Fatso

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  Subtlety Series

  Shailja Patel: Unpour

  May 8, 2014 - 

  Writer and performer Shailja Patel dissects the ethical and racialized implications of refining sugar, on the occasion of Kara Walker’s A Subtlety…, presented by Creative Time at Brooklyn’s Domino Sugar Factory.  More

  By Shailja Patel